Port Innovation

1. Current Situation & Motivation
Napier Port, located on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, currently uses reachstackers and forklift trucks (FLTs) to move containers between quay and yard.This system is diesel-intensive and, according to the port, inefficient as throughput has been growing (230,000 TEU in FY 2024, with a 13.9% increase in container volume in the first half of 2025). 

Sanmar has introduced the Boğaçay LXXIX, a high-performance tugboat engineered for Ultratug Mexico. The vessel, built under the RAmparts 2400SX-MKII design by Robert Allan Ltd., is tailored for operations at Lázaro Cárdenas Port on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Equipped with dual IMO Tier III CAT 3516E engines delivering 2,200 kW each, it produces a remarkable 75-ton astern bollard pull and 12.5 knots free-running speed.